33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dundathu · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dundathu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Dundathu, where 13% of people live with the condition. This is part of a broader trend in the area, where people are much more likely to report health struggles than those in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This includes 11.8% with a mental health condition, a rate that is a little above the national figure.
11.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Dundathu, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Nearly 10% of people in Dundathu need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and is much higher than in most similar areas.
9.7% ▲ +82.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Dundathu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30896/dundathu/topic/health-disability